MONANDRY


Meaning of MONANDRY in English

[ mɒ'nandri ]

■ noun

1》 Zoology a pattern of mating in which a female has only one mate at a time.

2》 Botany the state of having a single stamen.

Derivatives

monandrous adjective

Origin

C19: from mono- 'single', on the pattern of polyandry .

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